The Maya

Usborne Beginners

by Jerome Martin

Who were the Maya? Where did they live? Why did they build tall stone temples? Beginner readers can discover the answers to these questions and lots of other fascinating facts about the Maya in this engaging information book. With simple text, detailed illustrations and stunning photographs, plus internet links to specially selected websites.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

32 pages, Hardcover

Published April 5, 2018

About the author

Jerome Martin has written children's books about science, history, Shakespeare and food. Before joining Usborne in 2014, he spent a decade studying literature at Harvard, Cambridge and the University of Iowa, and several years behaving responsibly in a copywriting office. Now, he spends his working hours researching delightful and amazing facts, his evening hours parenting two children, and the minutes in-between writing poetry.

Reviews

[Shu Long · Rating 4 out of 5]

Easy, light read. Acknowledges that the Maya continue today, which not all books on the topic seem to do. The illustrations are not frightening if you have a sensitive child. There's inclusion of daily life and society, as well as some technology and cultural stories.

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

I have maybe an elementary education on the Maya, but I have always been curious to know more. This little book definitely answered some questions I'd had plus made me interested enough to do more research

[Sannro · Rating 4 out of 5]

En bra och trevlig bok, illustrationerna lyfter den. Uppskattade de fina skulpturer som visades.

[Rita Malcata · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice and easy book for kids

[Advit Verma · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a good elementary level book that provides a brief about the history.

[Talea · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is very informative and the illustrations keep things interesting for young readers. I really liked they didn’t skip the results of the Spanish Invaders.

[The Library Mouse Tales · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is part of a illustrated series of historical nonfiction by Usbourne Publishing designed especially for young readers.

I enjoy historical nonfiction texts and this book is good as a quick read to introduce you to the Maya, an ancient Mesoamerican civilisation originating in around 2600 B.C., in Yucatán (southern Mexico, Guatemala, northern Belize and western Honduras).

The book has lots of basic information and facts on who the Maya were, where they lived and important parts of their daily lives such as rulers, religion, buildings, food, and clothing.

The text is written in simple language and there are lots of photographs, diagrams and illustrations. The information is broken down into topic areas and there is a glossary and index as well as internet links to websites so you can do your own research and learn more about the Maya.